Being a new Pantera Owner I'm still trying to wrap my head around the thought that :
"it would be advisable to carry an Extinguisher on board" and the scary thoughts that come to mind.
Can anyone recommend an Extinguisher that is compact as I just cannot bring myself to Drill Holes in the Interior to mount one near the driver's seat
Thanks as always
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thrillrider posted:Being a new Pantera Owner I'm still trying to wrap my head around the thought that :
"it would be advisable to carry an Extinguisher on board" and the scary thoughts that come to mind.
Can anyone recommend an Extinguisher that is compact as I just cannot bring myself to Drill Holes in the Interior to mount one near the driver's seat
Thanks as always
Just Don't mount the Fire Extinguisher in the Front Trunk! With the Fuel Tank and the Carb right behind your head it may be to late. There are Engine Department systems that might be a Option, not sure of the Cost?
It looks like you have harnesses, so maybe you have a harness bar? That's where I mounted mine on the bar between the seats, it's a 5lb halon, I made up a bracket that slipped over the bar, but zip ties would work.
My Motorsports background came in handy when I observed how this harness was dangerously mounted.There is a Harness Bar but the shoulder harnesses are attached to a single seat belt with a release button bolted to the floor then draped over the bar.It is so bad that
I will not street the Pantera until I install the MOMO 6 point but probably only a 4 Point.
Back to the thread:
A Fire Suppression System is expensive but the idea of mounting a bottle extinguisher to the harness bar sounds like a cheaper solution as I guess easy access to the bottle is key.
Is there a Brand of Halon Extinguisher Bottle that you recommend ?
I would mount mine in a less "in the eye" position. Like the floor mount or next to the seats like here: https://pantera.infopop.cc/top...nt-of-passenger-seat
Depending how far back you have your seat set, there's not a lot of room on the bulkhead panel outside of the seat, but that's probably where I'll mount mine next as I just removed the harnesses and went back to a 3 point belt system.
piney posted:This is also a mounting option.
Looks Great and accessible
What Brand of Extinguisher is that?
thrillrider posted:piney posted:This is also a mounting option.
Looks Great and accessible
What Brand of Extinguisher is that?
It´s a Swedish brand, Dafo. Came with the car. I think you can no longer buy new Halon extinguishers, but you may find older or "recycled" ones.
I must be short legged, mine just sits on the floor behind my seat.
I will try..there is an EFI ECU behind my seat...it getting crowded.
NOTE: Seat moved forward for photo of ECU...
Larry’s looks clean, plus double punch one on each side. If you ever need to get out your bulkhead you may be able to fit that ECU on the engine side (that’s where mine sits).
I love it.
It reminds me of the Twin Pearl Handled Six Shooters in those Western Movies
It's great..I couldn't install on my Bulkhead..ECUs,MSDs and Tachometer Relays live on the other side.
But I wish I could
Don't get a cheap dry chem extinguisher! They will make a huge mess when you use it, almost worse than the fire! I use (and have used!) A Halotron gas extinguisher from Amerex Corp. I ordered it online from Fire extinguisher Depot.
Why not just mount it in the rear trunk? If the engine is where you intend to use it, that's closer to it isn't it? The passenger compartment isn't normally what catches fire in a carb fire.
I don’t believe anyone knows where a fire will start. True, a fuel fire will only be in the engine bay but an electrical fire could be anywhere in the car with the right, or should I say wrong, situation.
I chose to mount them in the cabin at the far outer edges of the firewall because:
FIRST - I know I’m not going to fight a fire while sitting in the cabin - I am going to get out of the car to fight the fire where ever it is.
SECOND - I want to be able to get my hands on that extinguisher as quickly and as easily as possible. Mounted in the spots I have chosen, the unlatching and retrieving of the extinguishers is easily accomplished as they are at a working level and exactly where you are when you exit the cabin.
I have seen some extinguishers mounted on the floor directly in front of the seats. I don’t like this location because it is difficult to unlatch and retrieve from that position due to two legs being in the way. You could always exit the cabin and then bend down and re-enter the cabin to unlatch an extinguisher and take it off the floor (however long that takes), but if the fire is in the cabin are you really going to want to go back into it?
If the extinguisher is in the front trunk that means pulling the release, opening the hood, un-latching the extinguisher ( is it mounted in the open or are there towels or a car cover or something on top of the extinguisher ?) and ...now... you can begin to fight the fire.
If it is in the engine bay are you really going to want to open the decklid ( only to perhaps find that it is locked and the keys are still sitting in the steering column?) and then reach into the burning engine bay, unlatch and grab the extinguisher?
My 2¢
Larry
get one of these, better than anything else you can get. I was building fire extinguisher brackets for 308 Ferraris and these guys made my brackets obsolete. never need recharging, non toxic, and they are very small and can put it about anywhere....
